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sauna

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sau·na /ˈsɔːnə $ ˈsɒːnə, ˈsaʊnə/ noun [countable]  1. DLa room that is heated to a very high temperature by hot air, where people sit because it is considered healthy 蒸汽浴室,桑拿浴室4  See picture on 见图 Page A10 Sports centre 体育运动中心2 DLa period of time when you sit or lie in a room like this 蒸汽浴,桑拿浴have/take a sauna I have a sauna and massage every week. 我每星期洗一次桑拿浴,做一次按摩。
Examples from the Corpus
saunaAll Princess Cruises' ships have extensive spa facilities, with massage, seaweed wraps, exercise equipment and saunas.You get free use of all the hotel's facilities such as swimming pool and sauna.In addition to one communal hot tub and sauna, there are eight private tubs at the Waves.Although sparsely populated, the country offers foreign travelers everything from historical monuments and castles to authentic saunas and high-tech industry.Whilst parents can go swimming, use the multi-gym, cycling, saunas, squash etc.I thought it was something to do with I don't know - sauna baths and golf driving-ranges.I longed for a breeze, a giant fan to cool us all down-it felt like an outdoor sauna.There's also a fitness room, sauna and turkish steam bath.have/take a saunaAnd do as the locals do and have a sauna - every hotel has one.Be pampered At any opportunity take saunas, massages, jacuzzis or any other form of relaxing self improvement.
Origin sauna (1800-1900) Finnish
sau·na nounChineseSyllable
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sauna
sauna /ˈsɔːnə $ ˈsɒːnə, ˈsaʊnə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Finnish
1. a room that is heated to a very high temperature by hot air, where people sit because it is considered healthy
2. a period of time when you sit or lie in a room like this
    have/take a sauna
    I have a sauna and massage every week.


saunaBrE /ˈsɔːnə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɔːnə/ 🔊BrE /ˈsaʊnə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsaʊnə/ 🔊 nouna period of time in which you sit or lie in a room (also called a sauna) which has been heated to a very high temperature. Some saunas involve the use of steam. 桑拿浴;蒸汽浴a hotel with a swimming pool and sauna带游泳池和桑拿浴室的旅馆to have/take a sauna 洗桑拿浴